Clarendon Rum Sponge No. 20

Balanced, fruity Clarendon with long finish

Rich tropical fruit
Excellent balance
Long warm finish
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Intensely aromatic Clarendon: glue and tropical fruit on the nose, warm wood, leather and menthol on the palate. Reviewers find it balanced, complex and long, especially after air or water.

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    How does this rum taste?

    RumX members praise this 25-year Clarendon for its balance and layered tropical fruit. The nose opens with classic glue and ripe mango, papaya and pineapple; the palate brings warm wood, leather and cooling menthol with a long, elegant finish. Many enjoy it neat after some air or a splash of water. Highly rated by 48 reviewers, this cask-strength release, limited to 124 bottles, inspires confidence.

    Aroma

    Glue Woody Papaya Mango

    Taste

    Woody Tropical fruit Menthol Leather

    How is this rum rated?

    9.1/10 48 reviews
    Top 2% Jamaica
    Top 1% Clarendon

    A rum tasted at the WLP. A generous nose with lots of fruit, tropical and yellow with a slight acidity. Smokiness, varnished wood and pear cake. The palate opens on a peppery note, but the fruit rises in power with noble wood. The finish is, like this rum as a whole, balanced, long with a noble bitterness. The empty glass reveals even more flavors. Tasted again in direct comparison with the RA 1995 EMB and it's utterly delicious, even if it's livelier with more pronounced fruit.

    Warming up for what will probably be an extended tasting in the evening. I took more time for this rum, it deserves it. Nose: Very restrained, alcohol barely noticeable, aromas but also only light, some menthol, subtle glue, a hint of dried wallpaper paste, later a little more fruity, alternating between not very ripe yellow and red fruits, but still olfactorily restrained Palate: Again some menthol, but from a rather bitter minty herb (would have blindly guessed an older T.D.L), clearly long tropical storage, you can literally feel the old wooden barrel, properly astringent, but spreads evenly in the mouth, especially in the middle section audrucksstarker tap dance on the tongue; fat, sluggish streaks drawing in the glass Overall impression: Powerful rum from the EMB Champions League, particularly convincing on the palate, which would only just have to admit defeat in the final against the EMB from Fine Drams (RX16023) due to a slightly less consistent pull towards the goal (i.e. slightly less intensity).

    Caramel and banana bread. Restrained polish and spices. Again, exemplary wood maturity. Warm, powerful. Perfectly balanced and - as the French would say - molten. Great mouthfeel!!! Funky. Long and very good finish. A highlight! Much rounder compared to the Fine Drams, more focus on caramel and banana bread. More drinkable, but also much more expensive. Not good for the wallet.😀 Beautiful label! Thanks to Bonn for this great sample!!🙏

    Tasted in direct comparison with the Fine Spirits Clarendon 23 (RX16023).Blind I could probably not distinguish the two. The FD seems to me a touch funkiger and the Sponge by nuances milder and fruity in the nose.On the palate the same: very great similarity, as well as in the aftertaste. Nice that two excellent 97 Clarendons appear here. The Sponge gets one point less because of the worse P / L ratio and because the FD has a super practical bottle size.

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    Details about this rum

    Country
    Distillery
    Brand
    Rum Sponge
    RumX ID
    RX15606
    ABV
    63%
    Category
    Pot Still Rum
    Vintage
    1997
    Made from
    Molasses
    Distillation
    Pot Still
    Age
    25 years
    No. of bottles
    124
    Bottle volume
    70cl
    Price range
    250€+
    Type of spirit
    Rum
    Decadent Drinks LTD • Clarendon 1997   25yr   63% Rum Sponge No. 20

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    The Clarendon distillery is located in Jamaica. Rums from Clarendon have been reviewed 4,911 times with an average of 8.2/10.

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